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Top 10 hotels in Ho Chi Minh Cityhttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/mar/19/top-10-hotels-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam
Get the most out of Vietnam's biggest city by choosing a great base: from Graham Greene's old haunt to a boutique bolthole with views over the Saigon river<p>A pocket of France in a remote corner of Ho Chi Minh City, Ma Maison is a welcoming place to stay, run by a French-speaking Vietnamese family. The tall, grey-hued guesthouse towers over an alley scattered with <em>banh mi </em>stalls, tailors, food kiosks, and locals crowded around TVs. Behind the guesthouse door, there's a sense of being transported away from the city, with Proven&ccedil;al furniture, farmhouse tables, vases of blooming flowers, croissants for breakfast, and a soothing, quiet calm. Rooms in muted pastel tones are cosy with super-comfortable beds; the bathrooms, with rain showers, are perfumed by cinnamon sticks, lemongrass and mother of pearl shell. Ma Maison is quite a hike from the centre of town but don't let that be a deterrent. Just a few minutes' walk from Ma Maison, and recommended by its staff, is a local <em>b&oacute; ba lot</em> restaurant, where the sight of a foreigner is still a rare thing. Feast on a fill of beef wrapped in betel leaf, a stack of rice paper, a huge pile of herbs, noodles and peanuts, and all for just &pound;1. Ma Maison's filling breakfast <em>pho</em> is also worth the wait.<br />• <em>656/52 Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, +84 8 3846 0263, </em><a href="http://www.mamaison.vn/" title=""><em>mamaison.vn</em></a><em>, doubles from &pound;52 B&amp;B</em></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/mar/19/top-10-hotels-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam">Continue reading...</a>VietnamHotelsBed and breakfastsAsiaCity breaksTop 10sTravelWed, 19 Mar 2014 07:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/mar/19/top-10-hotels-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnamPRPRPRPRPRPRPRPRPRAlamyHo Chi Minh City skyline. Photograph: AlamyPRThe Ma Maison guesthouse on Ho Chi Minh City's Cach Mang Thang Tam StreetAlamyHo Chi Minh City skyline. Photograph: AlamyAlamyHo Chi Minh Memorial at the former Hotel de Ville. Photograph: AlamyClaire Boobbyer2014-03-19T07:30:00ZAccessible holidays: all you need to know before you gohttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/aug/24/best-accessible-disabled-holidays
Here's our pick of the best online resources, travel companies and UK and worldwide destinations specialising in disability holidays. <br /><br /><strong>• This is not an exhaustive selection, so please share your own tips by adding a comment below</strong><p><strong>Blind travellers</strong><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jun/30/blind-people-travel-traveleyes" title="">Holidays</a> for blind or visually impaired people, and sighted travellers (who get substantial discounts) can be booked through Traveleyes (08448 040 221, <a href="https://www.traveleyes-international.com/" title="">traveleyes-international.com</a>). Itineraries include six days in Edinburgh and Skye, for &pound;799pp (&pound;199 sighted travel assistants), two weeks in Brazil and Argentina (&pound;3,399/&pound;1,999 including flights), a tour of Kerala, India, or of Vietnam, or to hear the best music in the US's deep south. Blind bloggers to read include Tony Giles (<a href="http://www.tonythetraveller.com/press-articles/travelling-blind/" title="">tonythetraveller.com</a>), and Canadian Ryan Knighton, who wrote a great <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/apr/01/blind-in-egypt-travel-cairo#start-of-comments" title="">piece for the Observer </a>on his trip to Cairo (<a href="http://www.ryanknighton.com/" title="">ryanknighton.com</a>). <a href="http://whitestick.co.uk/" title="">Whitestick.co.uk</a> collates useful websites with holiday ideas for blind travellers. For advice about air travel and travelling with guide dogs, visit <a href="http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/TravelHolidaysAndBreaks/GettingThere/DG_4017240" title="">direct.gov.uk</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/aug/24/best-accessible-disabled-holidays">Continue reading...</a>Travelling with disabilitiesDisabilityTravelBed and breakfastsCottagesSafarisUtahCanadaGermanyRomeVietnamSurfingFri, 24 Aug 2012 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/aug/24/best-accessible-disabled-holidaysPRMany safari operators now welcome people with disabilities.Dan Chung for the GuardianA trip to Beijing’s Forbidden City can be tailored to each traveller’s needs. Photograph: Dan Chung for the GuardianPRWheelchair bungee jumping in Whistler, CanadaPRWheelchair bungee jumping in Whistler, CanadaGemma Bowes2012-08-24T21:44:00Z